Jhansi

Jhansi is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, nicknamed "the Gateway to Bundelkhand". By 2011, it had a population of 505,693.

History
Jhansi was originally one of the thousand sultanates and city-states on the Indian Subcontinent in the early Middle Ages, and it became a large town at this time. However, Kanpur's army besieged Jhansi in the Imperial Age, reducing the town to rubble.

Under later dynasties, Jhansi became a fort, and from 1817 to 1854 Jhansi was ruled by yeoman (Maratha caste) farmers. In 1854 it was annexed to the United Kingdom, and it became well-connected to other towns after the British built railroads through India. Today, it has a population of over 500,000, with 81.10% being Hindu, 16.51% Muslim, and 2.39% Christian, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain.